Team 16

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Gentri P. Damien T. and RB H.


"Keep It a Planet!"



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2 Pictures:
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Comparison Table:

Pluto vs. Ceres


Pluto
 Ceres

Year of Discovery
1930

1801

Diameter(km)

2274

950
Origin of Name
 Roman god of underworld
 Roman goddess of harvest
Satellite(s)
 3; Charon, Nix, and Hydra
 None
Composition
 Ice and Rock
 Unknown, but likely ice
Visited by Spacecraft?
 No
no
Visible from Earth?
 With telescope difficult
 With powerful telescope
Nearby Planets
 Neptune
Neptune
Planetary Status
 Dwarf Planet (as of 2006)
 Dwarf Planet
Discoverer Name
 Clyde Tombaugh
Guiseppe Piazzi







MLA Sources:


Hamilton, Calvin J. "Dwarf Planet Pluto." Drarf Planet Pluto. Views of the Solar System, 1995-2009 . Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <http://www.solarviews.com/eng/pluto.htm.>

"Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet." Why is Pluto Not a Planet. Universe Today, 1999 . Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <http://www.universetoday.com/13573/why-pluto-is-no-longer-a-planet/.>

Pluto is a Planet!. SP3, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. <http://www.plutoisaplanet.org/index.html.>

"Pluto." Pluto: Pluto Facts Pictures and Information. Nine Planets - A guide to our solar system and beyond., 1994 - 2010 . Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://nineplanets.org/pluto.html.>

"1 Ceres." 1 Ceres//. Nine Planets - A guide to our solar system and beyond., 1994-2010. Web. 17 Nov. 2010. <http://nineplanets.org/ceres.html.>